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(1908-1974) Writer, journalist. Amy Vanderbilt was born and died in New York City. She worked for the “Staten Island Advance.” She wrote “The Amy Vanderbilt Complete Book of Etiquette” (1952), and “The Right Thing To Do” (1960).

Full Name

Amy Vanderbilt

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline

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Amy Vanderbilt worked for the "Staten Island Advance" as a part-time reporter beginnng when she was 16 years old.

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RESIDENCE

Miss Vanderbilt attended New York University in Manhattan, New York.

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RESIDENCE

Amy Vanderbilt attended the Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn, New York.

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OTHER

Miss Vanderbilt attended Curtis High School in Staten Island, New York, New York.

1908

BIRTH

Amy Vanderbilt was born in Staten Island, New York, New York, on July 22, 1908.

1952

LITWORK

Amy Vanderbilt's Complete Book of Etiquette
Doubleday.
0102301239 / 978-0102301236
A guide to gracious living.

1960

OTHER

The Right Thing To Do


Amy Vanderbilt hosted a radio show, "The Right Thing To Do" from 1960-1962.

1961

LITWORK

Amy Vanderbilts Complete Cookbook
Doubleday and Co., Inc.
1131167333 / 978-1131167336
Nonfiction.

1966

LITWORK

Organize Your Life
Nelson Doubleday.

Nonfiction.

1974

DEATH

Amy Vanderbilt died in New York City on December 27, 1974, after falling out of the second floor window at her home on East 87th Street.

1974

INTERMENT

Amy Vanderbilt is interred at the Cemetery of the Evergreens, Brooklyn, New York.

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